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<p>The Department for Education is committed to recruiting high-quality graduates
into teaching. The latest data published by UCAS on 25 September 2014 in its ‘UCAS
Teacher Training statistical releases’[1], indicates that there will be an increase
in computing trainees commencing initial teacher training (ITT) this year, although
this will not be certain until the 2014/15 ITT census is published.</p><p>For computing
trainees starting their training in 2015/16, we have increased bursaries to up to
£25,000 tax-free. We are also funding a prestigious scholarship scheme for computing
trainees worth £25,000 tax-free and offering a range of professional benefits. Additional
funding has also been made available to schools offering School Direct (salaried)
places in computing to boost starting salaries; computing trainees will be able to
earn over £21,000 nationally and £25,000 in inner London.</p><p>There are a range
of other incentives in place to attract high quality computing trainees into the teaching
profession, including:</p><ol><li>The delivery of a targeted marketing campaign to
encourage high-quality computing graduates and potential career changers to consider
a career in teaching.</li><li>The offering of tailored support for graduates and career
changers interested in teaching computing, including access to a School Experience
Programme.</li><li>Funding of computing subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) programmes,
which prepare applicants for teacher training by building up or refreshing their existing
knowledge. 31% of computing applicants who accepted an ITT place for 2013/14 accessed
a SKE course.</li></ol><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases"
target="_blank">www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases</a></p>

<p> We know that open data is of huge value to the economy. It is difficult to cite
an exact figure for the net benefit of data.gov.uk. </p><p /> <p>A recent <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/198905/bis-13-743-market-assessment-of-public-sector-information.pdf"
target="_blank">Deloitte report</a>, available at LINK, cited £1.8bn of direct benefit
and £6.8bn of indirect benefit to the UK economy from the use of open data, although
this also includes data that is not government data. </p><p> </p><p> </p>

<p>As part of the reforms to the national curriculum, the Department for Education
is strengthening the teaching of computing in schools by replacing information and
communications technology with computing. The new programmes of study for computing,
which will be taught in maintained schools from September 2014, have a much greater
emphasis on computer science. For example, pupils at key stage 1 will be taught to
create and debug simple programs and key stage 3 pupils will be taught to use two
or more programming languages.</p><p>We also working with exam boards and sector experts
to review the computer science GCSE and A level so that they reflect and build upon
the changes made to the curriculum. The inclusion of computer science in the English
Baccalaureate will provide further encouragement for pupils to take up the subject
at GCSE level. We are also providing funding for several projects to help teachers
acquire the necessary subject knowledge and skills to teach the new computing curriculum.</p><p>We
are funding the British Computer Society to build a network of 400 ‘Master Teachers',
create online teach-yourself resources and deliver 800 in-school workshops to help
primary school teachers improve their subject knowledge. A further £500,000 competitive
match-funded scheme was announced on 4 February to support excellent computing teaching
and lever additional investment and engagement from business.</p>

<p>The UK has been recognised as the international leader in data transparency. During
our Presidency of the G8 in 2013 we led Members to commit to publishing data openly
by default as a matter of principle through the Open Data Charter.<br> <br> Departments
are engaging the public and special interest groups about the most important data
held by Government (whether old or new); publishing open data strategies and reporting
to Parliament on progress on a quarterly basis.<br> <br> Those data sets that are
judged to have the most significant economic and social impact we refer to as the
National Information Infrastructure, and are our priority for making available and
accessible.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made
of the contribution of the (a) Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa route and (b) Tier 1 (Investor)
visa route on economic growth.

<p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) advises the Government on economic issues
relating to migration.<br><br>On 1 July 2013 the MAC published a &quot;Report on the
economic and labour market impacts of tier 1 entrepreneur and investor migrants to
the UK&quot; which it had commissioned from the Migration Observatory. The report
made a number of findings, although it concluded that it was too early to make a full
assessment of the economic contribution of the two routes without further research.
The report is available on the gov.uk website at:<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-and-labour-market-impacts-tier-1-entrepreneur-and-investor-migrants"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-and-labour-market-impacts-tier-1-entrepreneur-and-investor-migrants</a><br><br>More
recently, on 25 February 2014 the MAC published its own report, &quot;Tier 1 (Investor)
route: investment thresholds and economic benefits&quot; in response to a Government
commission. The MAC concluded that the direct investment required by the route is
of little or no benefit, but there is some benefit from indirect spending by investors
and their families in the UK (although this is difficult to quantify). The report
is available on the gov.uk website at:<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-investment-limits-and-economic-benefits-of-the-tier-1-investor-route-feb-2014"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-investment-limits-and-economic-benefits-of-the-tier-1-investor-route-feb-2014</a><br><br>The
Government keeps all routes under review and is currently considering its response
to the MAC's report on the Tier 1 (Investor) route.</p><p> </p>

<p>The Sirius Programme, led by UK Trade and Investment, enables talented graduates
with innovative start up ideas to start a business in the UK. Successful applicants
receive support via a structured mentoring programme and participants requiring a
visa, are able to access support through a dedicated visa route for the Sirius Programme.
The current programme is a 2 year pilot - the first round was launched on 6 September
2013 and closed on 15 January 2014. A total of 1543 people applied.<br><br>A second
round of the Sirius Programme will open shortly.</p>

<p>DFID's work on microfinance is integrated into broader financial sector development
programmes that work to strengthen policy and regulation, build infrastructure and
innovate new products and services that meet the needs of poor people.</p><p>DFID
monitors expenditure in terms of actual spend. Actual spend on the financial sector
development portfolio totalled £50.9 million in 2010-11; £50.9m in 2011-2012 and £59.2m
in 2012-2013. Cumulative spend between 2007 and 2012 totalled £282.0m.</p><p> </p>

<p>People are setting up and growing different types of businesses all the time. We
continue to work hard to provide the right support to make life easier for them all.</p><p>
</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> is the home for
Government services and information online. One of the tools available is the 'Finance
Finder;' a searchable database of publicly-backed sources of finance. The website
<a href="http://www.greatbusiness.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.greatbusiness.gov.uk</a>
also provides support and advice for anyone trying to grow a business as well as for
entrepreneurs starting out.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to on-line support, the Business
Support Helpline is available to provide a quick response on queries about starting
a business, or a personalised and in-depth advice service for more complex needs.
For those looking for start up finance and advice there are Start-Up Loans: 7 loans
worth a total of £37,000 have been drawn down in Windsor since the scheme began in
2012.</p>

<p> </p><p>DCMS is responsible for the policy that supports the growth of domestic
and international tourism, working in partnership with other Government Departments
and our Arms-Length Bodies, VisitBritain and VisitEngland. Between 2011 and 2015,
Government is investing more than £105m in tourism through the GREAT and other international
campaigns. Investment to date is showing positive results. 2013 was a record year
for inbound tourism with 32.9 million international visits being made which generated
a record £21 billion into the UK in 2013.</p><p>In terms of Berkshire specifically,
VisitBritain's public-facing website includes a range of tourism information relating
to Windsor which is available via the following link: <a href="http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Destinations-and-Maps/History-and-heritage/Windsor.htm"
target="_blank">http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Destinations-and-Maps/History-and-heritage/Windsor.htm</a>.
VisitBritain's ‘Heritage is GREAT' advertising campaign also prominently featured
Highclere Castle, which is the setting for Downton Abbey.</p><p>The South East region
will benefit from a number of thematic campaigns currently being run by VisitEngland
which can be found at <a href="http://www.visitengland.com/" target="_blank">http://www.visitengland.com/</a>.
It will also benefit from VisitEngland's Holidays at Home are GREAT campaign, which
has been broadcast on mainstream terrestrial channels since 1 April, while those areas
in the South East region affected by the recent floods are also benefitting from both
VisitEngland's ‘Spot on England' marketing campaign and business support events.</p>

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect the
introduction of seven-day bank account switching has had on the number of people changing
bank account provider; and if he will make a statement.

<p><strong>The Current Account Switching Service launched in September of last year,
and has had a very positive impact. Early signs are positive, with switching numbers
in Q4 of 2013 up by 17 per cent compared to Q4 of the previous year. </strong></p><p>
</p><p><strong>The Financial Conduct Authority will carry out a review in September
of this year into the effectiveness of the Current Account Switching Service. This
will include an assessment of the effect the introduction of seven day account switching
has had on the number of people changing bank account provider. </strong></p><p> </p>